2010 UCF Knights football team

The 2010 UCF Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Their head coach was George O'Leary, who was in his seventh season with the team. For the first time in program history, the Knights were nationally ranked following a nationally televised rout of Houston on November 5. For the third time in six years, UCF won the Conference USA Eastern Division and later, became Conference USA champions for the second time in four seasons. As a result, the Knights appeared in the Liberty Bowl, in which they defeated Georgia 10–6, for the first bowl victory in program history. UCF finished the season ranked in both final national polls, 20th in the Coaches Poll, and 21st in the AP Poll.

2010 UCF Knights football
C-USA champion
C-USA East Division champion
Liberty Bowl champion
C-USA Championship, W 17–7 vs. SMU
Liberty Bowl, W 10–6 vs. Georgia
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 21
Record11–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Taaffe (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Huxtable (3rd as DC, 7th overall season)
Home stadiumBright House Networks Stadium
(Capacity: 45,323)
2010 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$  7 1   11 3  
East Carolina  5 3   6 7  
Southern Miss  5 3   8 5  
Marshall  4 4   5 7  
UAB  3 5   4 8  
Memphis  0 8   1 11  
West Division
SMU xy  6 2   7 7  
No. 24 Tulsa x  6 2   10 3  
Houston  4 4   5 7  
UTEP  3 5   6 7  
Rice  3 5   4 8  
Tulane  2 6   4 8  
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

All games were broadcast live on the UCF-ISP Sports radio network. The flagship was WYGM "740 The Game" in Orlando.

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